Alexey Navalny arrested as he returned to Russia.

[lucas80]

Opposition leader Alexey Navalny was arrested after spending the last five months in Germany recovering from an assassination attempt on his life carried out by Russian security forces.
Anyone else remember when the US had the moral standing to condemn things like this? US / Russia relations are going to be very rocky as Biden stiffens up to Putin.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/europe/alexey-navalny-return-russia-germany-grm-intl/index.html

 

[Formerly Rockymtnole]

How long until he falls out of a 12 story building?

 

[Jimmy McGill]

This guy was a fool to return to Russia.

 

[Tom Paris]

Opposition leader Alexey Navalny was arrested after spending the last five months in Germany recovering from an assassination attempt on his life carried out by Russian security forces.
Anyone else remember when the US had the moral standing to condemn things like this? US / Russia relations are going to be very rocky as Biden stiffens up to Putin.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/17/europe/alexey-navalny-return-russia-germany-grm-intl/index.html

This is the kind of thing 70 million of us voted for.

 

[Fluffles]

If 45** had won re-election this type of thing would likely be commonplace here, probably a few years into his second term.

 

[lucas80]

Update.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6005a5c8c5b6df63a918cd8a

 

[BelemNole]

This guy was a fool to return to Russia.

Nah, he's a patriot - not the fake patriot that the magats call themselves, but the real kind - someone willing to risk his life in order to better his country.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Nah, he's a patriot - not the fake patriot that the magats call themselves, but the real kind - someone willing to risk his life in order to better his country.

I understand your point, but I think he could have done more for his country from abroad....alive

 

[Fijimn]

Poisoned twice and still goes back to the lion’s den in attempt to spur democratic change and oust Putin. That’s character.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Poisoned twice and still goes back to the lion’s den in attempt to spur democratic change and oust Putin. That’s character.

That's foolish.

 

[Fijimn]

I understand your point, but I think he could have done more for his country from abroad....alive

There was actually a very long and very interesting discussion about this on NPR and the fact that you have significantly power and moral authority being out of the county. Change happens internally and not externally,.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

There was actually a very long and very interesting discussion about this on NPR and the fact that you have significantly power and moral authority being out of the county. Change happens internally and not externally,.

The problem is Russia's centuries of history. Democracy never has been respected. Only authoritarians.

 

[Fijimn]

The problem is Russia's centuries of history. Democracy never has been respected. Only authoritarians.

Russian's history is complicated (like most developed nations) and what is considered Russian involves so many different cultures and areas. Nonetheless, I found it interesting when one of the Russian commentators stated that revolution or political change in Russia happens quickly (See 1905, 1917, 1989 fall of the wall and 1992 dissolution of the union) that if you want to make it happen in Russia, you need to be there.

 

[Jimmy McGill]

Russian's history is complicated (like most developed nations) and what is considered Russian involves so many different cultures and areas. Nonetheless, I found it interesting when one of the Russian commentators stated that revolution or political change in Russia happens quickly (See 1905, 1917, 1989 fall of the wall and 1992 dissolution of the union) that if you want to make it happen in Russia, you need to be there.

We could talk about this for hours. I took every class U of I offered in history/political science about USSR and Russia. It is a backwards nation.

 

[dirtypool]

 

[Fijimn]

We could talk about this for hours. I took every class U of I history offered in history/political science. It is a backwards nation.

My great grandparents escaped during the Bolshevik revolution. Apparently, my great grandfather was pretty prominent in the Tzar circle and would have been executed. He ended up consulting on movies and apart of the russian actors club. Both are buried in the old Hollywood cemetery off Santa Monica Blvd (next to Paramount Studios). It's a huge cemetery for the Russian-Greek Orthodox church, as well as old Hollywood actors. I am, by no means, well versed in Russian history....but find it fascinating.

 

[lucas80]

Poisoned twice and still goes back to the lion’s den in attempt to spur democratic change and oust Putin. That’s character.

It’s basically every classic Russian novel I’ve ever read.

 

[lucas80]

4700 arrested this weekend. Putin made a mistake in letting Navalny back into the country, then arresting him. He’s got himself a hero to follow, now.
https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_6016b27ac5b63b0fb281c3a1

 

[seminole97]

Russian's history is complicated (like most developed nations) and what is considered Russian involves so many different cultures and areas. Nonetheless, I found it interesting when one of the Russian commentators stated that revolution or political change in Russia happens quickly (See 1905, 1917, 1989 fall of the wall and 1992 dissolution of the union) that if you want to make it happen in Russia, you need to be there.

Lenin didn't stay in Switzerland...

 

[Monzon]

How long until he falls out of a 12 story building?

The doc that treated his poisoning caught the dead. Very odd coincidence.

Link.

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[binsfeldcyhawk2]

The stones it took to go back to Russia.

Hopefully the news of his death sparks something in Russia.

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[Chishawk1425]

 

[lucas80]

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[lucas80]

Desperate, beta move by Putin.

 

[StormHawk42]

That guy had balls of steel to do what he did for the last decade

 

[bdg8]

That guy had balls of steel to do what he did for the last decade

And brains of spaghetti . But if Vlad wants to see true strength and courage, look at this guy. Talk about walking the walk

F—k Putin and anyone who doesn’t denounce his actions . He’s played our brainless politicians and citizens

 

[GOHOX69]

I always wondered why he went back. He could have had a much better platform in the west. My condolences to his family including his daughters. I hope Putin and most of Russia rot in hell.

 

[HawkInDC]

MAGA is simultaneously blocking aid to the side fighting against Putin, while arguing in court that the US president should be immune from this same behavior.

Hard not to draw conclusions regarding the motives of these two actions.

Get to the polls and vote against dictatorship.

 

[noleclone2]

I always wondered why he went back. He could have had a much better platform in the west. My condolences to his family including his daughters. I hope Putin and most of Russia rot in hell.

I think he underestimated how cowed and alcoholic his fellow Russians have become.

 

[runkpanole]

The stones it took to go back to Russia.

Hopefully the news of his death sparks something in Russia.

Tucker won’t hear of such talk.

 

[MichaelKeller99]

The MSM sure has their panties in a collective twist over this (alleged) murder. They couldn't be bothered to shed any crocodile tears when an American journalist died in Zelenskyy's authoritarian regime in January.

And they sure don't seem to have much sympathy for Julian Assange; the journalist languishing in prison awaiting extradition to the US for (wait for it...............) exposing the war crimes of the US government and military.

But, damn! Some neo-nazi insurrectionist dies in prison in a country halfway around the world and they lose their ever loving minds. These are the same people who would literally be orgasmic to see each and every J6 insurrectionist suffer the same fate in their American cells.

Humans are strange and horrible creatures.

 

[runkpanole]

The MSM sure has their panties in a collective twist over this (alleged) murder. They couldn't be bothered to shed any crocodile tears when an American journalist died in Zelenskyy's authoritarian regime in January.

And they sure don't seem to have much sympathy for Julian Assange; the journalist languishing in prison awaiting extradition to the US for (wait for it...............) exposing the war crimes of the US government and military.

But, damn! Some neo-nazi insurrectionist dies in prison in a country halfway around the world and they lose their ever loving minds. These are the same people who would literally be orgasmic to see each and every J6 insurrectionist suffer the same fate in their American cells.

Humans are strange and horrible creatures.

Thanks, Tucker!

 

[mthawkeyes]

The MSM sure has their panties in a collective twist over this (alleged) murder. They couldn't be bothered to shed any crocodile tears when an American journalist died in Zelenskyy's authoritarian regime in January.

And they sure don't seem to have much sympathy for Julian Assange; the journalist languishing in prison awaiting extradition to the US for (wait for it...............) exposing the war crimes of the US government and military.

But, damn! Some neo-nazi insurrectionist dies in prison in a country halfway around the world and they lose their ever loving minds. These are the same people who would literally be orgasmic to see each and every J6 insurrectionist suffer the same fate in their American cells.

Humans are strange and horrible creatures.